Kinolab: Film Language Tags: crane shot

Film Language Tag: crane shot

A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that can vary distance, height, and angle. Corrigan and White, The Film Experience: An Introduction, 5^th ed.

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14 Film Clips

Alan's Job Interview, The Imitation Game

Alan Turing travels to Bletchley Park and interviews with Commander Denniston for a top-secret position.

Christ the Labourer, La Dolce Vita

Marcello's news helicopter follows another helicopter carrying a Christ statue, while a group of girls watch.

Closing Sequence, Pan's Labyrinth

Ofelia makes the ultimate sacrifice and Vidal receives an appropriate punishment.

Deckard Investigates in Chinatown, Blade Runner

Deckard inquires about a scale he found in Leon's apartment.

Dismantling Rashomon Gate, Rashomon

The woodcutter uses parts of Rashomon Bridge to start a fire, while the commoner attempts to understand the story.

Get to Know Joe, A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Gigolo Joe seduces a woman using his perfectly engineered charm.

Opening Scene, The Great Beauty

An all-female choir performs from the balcony of the Acqua Fontana at Janiculum Hill.

Opening Sequence, Pan's Labyrinth

Princess Moanna's backstory is revealed.

Opening Sequence, Psycho

Marion and Sam get dressed.

Opening Sequence, BlacKkKlansman

The famous scene from Gone with the Wind, in which Scarlett O’Hara searches for Dr. Meade among the dead and dying in the Atlanta train yard, segues to Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard’s tirade against Black Americans.

Opening Sequence: Life in Mumbai, Satya

This scene introduces the viewer to the city of Mumbai and the prevalence of crime in this city through a montage of the people of Mumbai in their daily life (work, crime, policing, etc.) before honing in on Satya’s story